difference between catch can and overflow bottle

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What is the difference, if any....and can I get away w/ just a catch can...and not something that recirculates as long as I keep my radiator full...should it be an issue. I saw a thread where someone actually swapped the fittings and made the catch can into a overflow, they just had to fill it from the top.

 

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i consider the difference that one just catches overflow, the other will catch overflow and have room to vent it.

i had a catch can and overfilled my radiator some, and it ended up blowing all the water out.

switched to a can that can release the overflow and no more problems.

just my opinion

 

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Can you just drain it periodically???

 

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the overflow container?

some of them you can. the one i had before was a connector at the top for the radiator, and at the bottom it had a valve. you could have it setup to flow through or catch it.

the one i have now is setup for the line from radiator and another line about halfway up the container that will let it drain.

 

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Yeah, drain the can...I have the summit brand that has the drain at the bottom. It has the fitting at the top for the hose. I can just drain it right...Also will it be okay to mount it on the passenger side,...I have my drivers side full. I would just need to run a longer hose. Should that be okay.